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    It's summer in Memphis when a younglawyer's struggle begins. The Rainmaker is a story of trial and error, firstlove, heartbreak and triumph.

When Rudy Baylor steps out into the realworld, he is in for a shock. He has just passed the bar exam, lost his first joboffer, and declared bankruptcy. Rudy dreams of the "good life" but hasto struggle and work his way to the top.

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It's a fight to thefinish that could leave Rudy one of the wealthiest lawyers in Memphis, or brokeand disheartened, but he is up to the challenge. Are you?





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